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Extending our understanding of the social determinants of physical activity and sedentary behaviors in families: a systems mapping approach

Background: The social environment is important to consider for effective promotion of movement behaviors like increased physical activity (PA) and reduced sedentary behavior (SB); yet, it is less often considered than individual and built environments. One way to advance social environment research...

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Main Authors: Rhodes, Ryan E. (Author) , Banik, Anna (Author) , Szczuka, Zofia (Author) , Aulbach, Matthias Burkard (Author) , DeSmet, Ann (Author) , Durand, Hannah (Author) , Gatting, Lauren (Author) , Green, James (Author) , Hillison, Emily Zelda (Author) , Masaryk, Radomír (Author) , Radtke, Theda (Author) , Rigby, Benjamin P. (Author) , Schenkel, Konstantin (Author) , Warner, Lisa Marie (Author) , Jones, Christopher (Author) , Luszczynska, Aleksandra (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: Jan 2025
In: Journal of physical activity and health
Year: 2025, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 53-68
ISSN:1543-5474
DOI:10.1123/jpah.2024-0113
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0113
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Author Notes:Ryan E. Rhodes, Anna Banik, Zofia Szczuka, Matthias Burkard Aulbach, Ann DeSmet, Hannah Durand, Lauren Gatting, James Green, Emily Zelda Hillison, Radomír Masaryk, Theda Radtke, Benjamin P. Rigby, Konstantin Schenkel, Lisa Marie Warner, Christopher M. Jones, Aleksandra Luszczynska
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Summary:Background: The social environment is important to consider for effective promotion of movement behaviors like increased physical activity (PA) and reduced sedentary behavior (SB); yet, it is less often considered than individual and built environments. One way to advance social environment research is to develop system maps, an innovative, participatory, action-oriented research process that actively engages stakeholders to visualize system structures and explore how systems “work.” The purpose of this research was to develop PA and SB system maps of the social environment embedded within the core/nuclear family system. Methods: The development process began with a 2-day multicountry, 16-researcher, in-person participatory workshop in August 2023, followed by multiple online follow-up consultations. Attendees contributed to the creation of the maps through shared development of critical determinants and their causal pathways. The structure of the final maps was analyzed using network analysis methods to identify indicators of centrality, and key feedback loops and areas for potential intervention were explored. Results: Key central determinants that were likely critical targets for systems intervention to produce changes in PA and SB and featured prominently in most of the reinforcing and balancing feedback loops included shared family interests, values and priorities, family logistical support, family cohesion/organization, and shared experiences. The maps also highlighted key determinants of the broader social environment external to the family. Conclusions: These system maps support current evidence on movement behaviors in family systems and socioecological theories and have the utility to galvanize future research and policy to promote PA and reduce SB.
Item Description:Erstmals online veröffentlicht: 13. November 2024
Gesehen am 05.08.2025
Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1543-5474
DOI:10.1123/jpah.2024-0113

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